Bring On The Girls

Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl was a publishing sensation and made legit the dysfunctional ‘girl’.

Paula Hawkins’s debut novel, The Girl On The T...

Crime And Punishment

The film Drishyam (in its many versions), raised curiosity about the Japanese book that inspired it. The bestselling Japanese novel is also reportedly being made into anoth...

On Kid’s TV, Sugary Treats Pitched To Parents As Healthy

Children’s television has long been peppered with ads selling sugary snacks and drinks as fun, adventurous options for cool kids in the know. Now a study suggests tha...

French Pharmacies Begin Selling HIV/AIDS Home Testing Kits

Self-testing kits for HIV/AIDS went on sale in French pharmacies Tuesday, as part of a government plan to encourage early detection of the virus.The test, which is manufact...

For Teens In Crisis, The Next Text Could Be A Lifesaver

The message to the Crisis Text Line was answered by Aaron Amrich, a volunteer crisis counselor based in California. It was sent by a 19-year-old woman who wrote that she wa...

Pamela Anderson Urges M.A.C. To Stop Animal Tests.

Former Viva Glam M.A.C. model Pamela Anderson is appealing to the cosmetics company to resume its cruelty-free policy and stop paying for animal tests. M.A.C. — along...

Susan Lucci To Be Honored By Arthur Ashe Institute For Urban Health

The Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health will host Sports Ball 2015, their 21st annual black tie & sneakers gala, on Wednesday, October 21st at Guastavino?s, 409 East...

Zen And The Art Of Dying Well

What is the ??ight??way to die? We??e experiencing a zeitgeist moment about that. ??eing Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End,??by Atul Gawande, is a best-selling b...

Danny Boyle’s ‘Steve Jobs’ Named Centerpiece Of New York Film Festival

Universal’s drama “Steve Jobs” has been chosen as the Centerpiece of the upcoming 53rd New York Film Festival, it was announced Monday by the Film Society...